日本天价方形西瓜：在俄售价近$860

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Pity the nouveau riche Russians who missed last week's bargain on Japanese-grown, cube-shaped watermelons at high-end Moscow markets: just $700.
上周没去买方形西瓜的俄罗斯暴发户们真是太可惜了，当时这种日本种植的西瓜在高端市场上仅售700美元（约合人民币4300元）。


But news of the novelty, a couple of weeks before the start of Russia's watermelon season, has boosted the price in recent days to around $860. That's more than 300 times the price of your standard melon.
但是对于这种新奇玩意儿的各种新闻报道让方形西瓜的价格一下涨到了近860美元（约合人民币5300元），这可比普通西瓜价格的300倍还多。再过两周，俄罗斯自产的西瓜就要开始上市了。


Before The Moscow Times carried an Interfax news agency report on the strange fruit, they weren't leaping out of the bins.
在莫斯科时报援引国际文传通讯社发表的一篇关于奇特方形西瓜的报道前，这种水果还没有那么受欢迎。


"There has been no rush," an assistant said at one of the unidentified chain's stores. A few customers had bought them "just for fun."
（当时的报道中这样写到：）“并没人抢着买方形西瓜，”某所连锁店的店员如是说。一些顾客“只是为了好玩”而购买。


Over the weekend, the price jumped about $150 as demand rose.
随后由于需求的增加，它的价格一个周末就蹿升了150美元。

How are square watermelons grown?
如何种植方形西瓜？


While the watermelon is still small on the vine, a square, tempered glass box is placed around it. When the watermelon gets bigger, it assumes the shape of the box! Just remember to use a glass or transparent mold so the sunlight can reach the watermelon on all sides.
当藤上的西瓜还小的时候，就用一个方形的钢化玻璃盒将它罩住。西瓜长大后就成了盒子的形状了。记得要用玻璃或者其他透明的模具，那样阳光才能照射到整只西瓜。

Why are square watermelons grown?
为何种植方形西瓜？


First, the square watermelons are easier to stack, which makes them easier to ship. Second, with space being an issue in crowded areas of Japan, the square watermelon is designed to fit perfectly inside smaller Japanese refrigerators.
首先，方形西瓜易于堆放，运输起来更方便。另外，在日本一些拥挤的场所，空间就成了一个重要问题，而方形西瓜正好能放进日本的小型冰箱，完美贴合不占空间。

残火太刀

这篇帖子构思新颖，题材独具匠心，段落清晰，情节诡异，跌宕起伏，主线分明，引人入胜，
平淡中显示出不凡的文学功底，可谓是字字珠玑，句句经典，是我辈应当学习之典范。

vivo1314

瞠目结舌，佩服日本人的弱智

zhangjun8369

牛啊，以后在种什么形状的呢？

晴明月

这个真心牛

dqllcy

病的不轻！

叮叮当当

不管是什么形状的其本质就是个西瓜而已

半边恶魔

不得不说这个想法很新颖也很实用，可以推而广之

西花厅的海棠花

楼主大哥，这些双语文摘是从哪里找到的啊？沪江吗？

Wordsworth

奢侈品呀。